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Remote Internship: Foundry Literary + Media

July 30, 2020Internship, LiteraryAgency, agent, Application, Authors, インターンシップ, ฝึกงาน, Bachelor's Degree, Backend Duties, Behind-The-Scenes, books, Candidates, College, Contracts, Creative Industry, Distribution, Drafting, Стаж, Стажировки, Стажування, Editorial, Estágio, Evaluate, Film, Film Adaptation, Foreign Editions, Foreign Rights, Foundry Literary + Media, Galuega faataitai, Gyakorlat, Industry, Intéirneacht, Intern, Interniaeth, Internskap, 인턴쉽, Οικοτροφείο, Knowledge, Literary, Magang, Manuscripts, Media, New York, Opportunity, Organized, pasantía, Post-Graduate Degree, Praktik, Praktikum, Publishing, Reader, Reading, Recommendations, Records, Reports, research, Screenplay, Social media, Stage, Stagiu, Staj, Stáž, Stories, Student, Submissions, Tập, کارآموزی, Writers, Yona Leven, 实习, 實習。pdpabst

The remote internship is offered by Foundry Literary + Media for the fall of 2020. This is an exciting opportunity, but candidates must be working towards a bachelor’s degree or post-graduate degree. Recent college graduates may also apply for the position. However, no experience in publishing is required. A two day commitment is desired with work and academic schedules accommodated.

This is for people with a love of reading who are interested in entering the publishing world. The internship will provide experience in many different sides of the publishing industry, including editorial, foreign rights, and filmed media. Projects may include reading and reporting on manuscripts, assisting with editorial submissions, writing coverage of screenplays and manuscripts being considered for film adaptation, drafting posts for Foundry’s social media platforms, and researching new book ideas and potential authors, among others.

Deadline to apply is August 15, 2020. Send a cover letter and resume to Yona Levin at psasst@foundrymedia.com. Make sure the subject line reads: Literary Agency Internship, Fall 2020. ind, If you have interest or experience in foreign rights and/or filmed media, be sure to reference that in your cover letter. There is no payment, but if your school or career center requires it, they can provide academic credit for your time with them.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA Fiction

So You Think You Can Write: Call for Black Romance Authors

July 28, 2020Literary, Publishing Opportunity#RomanceIncludesYou, Authors, Black, Diversity, Editors, Harlequin, Imprint, Inclusive, Manuscript, Opportunity, Publishing, Romance, So You Think You Can Write, Stories, Submissions, Submittable, SYTYCW, Voices, Writers, Writespdpabst

Harlequin Romance is looking for Black romance writers. Details are often posted on their blog So You Think You Can Write of upcoming opportunities. The latest submission event is an open-ended submission period (no deadline). Harlequin wants to publish more diverse and inclusive voices and stories. If you think you’ve got what it takes and have a polished romance manuscript ready for submission, this might be for you!

Submissions will be uploaded to Submittable and must include #RomanceIncludesYou with the title of your manuscript. But before you send things off to the editors, be sure and read the guidelines for the imprint you want to submit to. And as always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

#SFFpit Pitch Event For Writers

July 27, 2020Contests, Literary#OwnVoices, #SFFpit, Age Group, Agency, Agents, Authors, Category, Contemporary, Dan Koboldt, Editors, Epic, Event, Fantasy, Favorite, Hashtag, Historical, Horror, LGBTQ, Magical Realism, Manuscripts, Multicultural, Mythic, Opportunity, Paranormal, People of Color, Pitch, Pitching, Publishing, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Steam Punk, Tweet, Twitter, Writers, Writingpdpabst

It’s that time of year again for science fiction and fantasy writers to polish their pitches for Dan Koboldt’s #SFFpit writing contest on twitter! It runs on July 29, 2020 between 8am-6pm EST. This contest allows 10 pitches total and Dan asks that you use them wisely! As usual, it needs to be a 280 character pitch for twitter including the hashtag #SFFpit. For all the rules, including how to properly insert the age group and category, go here. And remember to research any agents or editors that favorite your tweet because ANY ONE can trawl the feed!

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Philadelphia Writing Workshop

July 1, 2020Literary, Webinar/Workshop, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult, Advice, Agents, Authors, DONALD MAASS LITERARY AGENCY, Editors, Ethan Ellenberg Literary, Falculty, Feedback, Frances Collin Literary, Manuscripts, Marketing, Middle Grade, November, P.S. Literary, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Writing Workshop, Pitch, Professional, Q&A, Raven Quill Literary Agency, Rees Literary, Running Press Kids, The Book Group, Trident Media Group, Wordwise Media Services, Writers, Youngs Adultpdpabst

Philadephia Writing Workshop

Writing workshops are great to get professional advise on writing, marketing, and how to land an agent. The Philadelphia Writing Workshop will be held on November 14, 2020 and is now ONLINE. This year’s faculty so far includes:

Literary agent Sarah Yake (Frances Collin Literary)
Literary agent Eric Smith (P.S. Literary)
Literary agent Dana Murphy (The Book Group)
Literary agent Jacqueline Lipton (Raven Quill Literary Agency)
Literary agent Bibi Lewis (Ethan Ellenberg Literary)
Literary agent Megan Manzano (D4EO Literary)
Literary agent Leah Pierre (Ladderbird Literary)
Literary agent Alyssa Eisner Henkin (TridenTriet Media)
Editor Allison Cohen (Running Press Kids)
Literary agent Kelly Peterson (Rees Literary)
Literary agent Caitlin McDonald (Donald Maass Literary)
Literary agent Michelle Lazurek (Wordwise Media Services)
and more to come

As always, book your virtual seat right away because seats they are limited.

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Secret Agent Contest

April 3, 2020Contests, Literaryagent, Authoress, Authors, コンテスト, ประกวด, books, Concorso, Concours, Concurs, Concurso, Contemporary, Critique, Cuộc thi, конкурс, 경연 대회, Fantasy, Feedback, Fiction, Guidelines, Gystadleuaeth, High-Concept, Hint of Magic, Historical, Hitstorical, Διαγωνισμό, Jillian Boehme, kampf, Keppni, Kilpailu, Konkurrence, Konkurs, Kontes, Magical Realism, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Miss Snark's First Victim, Mystery, Natjecanje, Opportunity, paligsahan, Rom-com, Secret Agent Contest, Soutěž, Stories, Submissions, Tävling, Thriller, مسابقه, Verseny, Wedstrijd, Wedstryd, Women's Fiction, Writers, Yarışması, Young Adult, 比賽, 比赛, المسابقهpdpabst

Authoress (aka Jillian Boehme) is hosting a round of Secret Agent on her popular Miss Snark’s First Victim site. If you’ve followed Authoress for several years, then you know that she unveiled herself because she got her first book deal, which is out in the world today! (And this was her one condition she had promised herself before unveiling her true identity.) And many of us are so excited for her because she has given back to the community for so-so-so long! (Thank you Jillian!)

Now, for a few basic details of the contest:

Submissions open between Noon to 6pm EDT, April 13, 2020
This is a lottery. The BOT will draw 50 random names.
Only the First 250 words will be submitted.
Only completed and polished manuscripts may be entered.
Only ONE entry per person!

As always, there is no fee to enter the contest. This month’s contest will include the following genres only:

ADULT

High-concept women’s fiction
Rom-com
Mainstream with a hint of magic

Fantasy
Magical Realism
Historical
Contemporary
Thriller
Mystery

Contemporary
Mystery
Light fantasy
Light magical realism

For complete guidelines and entry form, go here. Also, keep an eye on her blog because she’ll post more details a week before submissions, especially the brief time the window for entries will be open. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Florida Writing Workshop

March 16, 2020Literary, Webinar/Workshopagent, Authors, Belcastro Agency, books, Corvisiero Literary, D4EO Literary, editor, Edits, Feedback, Fiction, Ladderbird Literary, Learning, Literary Advise, Manuscript, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Publishing, Register, Spencerhill Associates, Storm Literary, Stringer Literary Agency, The Florida Writing Workshop, The Knight Agency, The Seymour Agency, Writers, Writing, Writing Workshoppdpabst

Chicago Writing Workshop

Per the Florida Writing Workshop website, this writing event (May 16, 2020) is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of one day, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Note that there are limited seats at the event (200 total). They will inform everyone directly on the website when seats are closed.

Here are a few of this years faculty that will be in attendance:

Literary agent Vicki Selvaggio (Storm Literary)
Literary agent Saritza Hernandez (Corvisiero Literary)
Literary agent Marlene Stringer (Stringer Literary Agency)
Literary agent Sharon Belcastro (Belcastro Agency)
Literary agent Amanda Leuck (Spencerhill Associates)
Literary agent Michael L Joy (The Seymour Agency)
Literary agent Kaitlyn Johnson (Corvisiero Agency)
Literary agent Bob DiForio (D4E0 Literary)
Literary agent Lucienne Diver (The Knight Agency)
Literary agent Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary)
and possibly more to come.

Since the seats are limited, don’t delay in registering. Have fun and learn lots!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards

March 13, 2020Contests, Literary$1000, $8000, Authors, Award, Book, Categories, Commentary, Feature Article, Fiction, Guidelines, Judges, Middle Grade, Monetary Prize, Non-Fiction, Paid, Pitch Slam, Promotion, Published, Self-Published, Stories, Submission, Subrscription, Trip, Tutorials, Writer's Digest, Writer's Digest Annual Conference, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

Self-published writers are often left out in the cold, struggling to market and promote there books. But every so often, there is an event to help them get noticed. The Published Book Awards via Writer’s Digest is such an event. Here is what is up for grabs:

GRAND PRIZE:

$8,000 in cash
A feature article about you and your book for the March 2021 issue of Writer’s Digest
A paid trip to the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference, including a coveted Pitch Slam slot

FIRST PRIZE:

$1,000 in cash
Promotion in the March 2021 issue of Writer’s Digest

BOTH WILL RECEIVE:

Be featured on the Writer’s Digest website
One year subscription to Writer’s Digest Tutorials
A digital award seal for use in promoting your win.

All entrants will receive a brief commentary from one of the judges. Be sure to check out the categories, guidelines, and submission details. Deadline is April 1, 2020.

As always, good luck.

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

BOOKCON in NYC

March 11, 2020Book Festival, Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAisha Saeed, Angie Thomas, Authors, Autographs, Becky Albertalli, BookCon, books, Celebrities, Creators, Editors, Event, Hafsah Faizal, Holly Black, Hotel, Javits Center, Jenny Han, Max Brallier, Middle Grade, New York, New York Times Best Selling Authors, Podcasts, Preeti Chhibber, Publishers, Q&A, Quizes, Ransom Riggs, Ryan La Sala, Screenings, Sessions, Signings, Stephaie Garber, Storytelling, Talent, Tickets, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

BookCon will be May 30-31, 2020 at Javits Center, NYC. This event will allow you to interact with the authors, publishers, celebrities and creators of content that influence everything we read, hear and see. It will have Q&As with the hottest talent, autographing sessions, storytelling podcasts, special screenings, literary quiz shows and so much more. Some of the guests will be:

Aisha Saeed (NYT Bestselling Author of AMAL UNBOUND)
Angie Thomas (NYT Bestselling Author of THE HATE U GIVE)
Becky Albertalli (NYT Bestselling Author of SIMON VS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA)
Hafsah Faizal (NYT Bestselling Author of WE HUNT THE FLAME)
Jenny Han (NYT Bestselling Author of TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE)
Preeti Chhibber (Author of MARVEL AVENGERS ASSEBLY)
Ransom Riggs (NYT Best Selling Author of MISS PEREGRINE’S PECULIAR CHILDREN)
Ryan La Sala (Author of REVERIE)
Stephanie Garber (NYT Bestselling Author of CARAVAL)
Max Brallier (NYT Bestselling Author of THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH)
Holly Black (NYT Bestselling Author of Folk of Air Trilogy)

Tickets are selling fast and hotels are getting booked, so hurry if you want to attend. And as always, have fun and learn lots!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

YALLWEST BOOK FESTIVAL

March 9, 2020Book Festival, Holiday, LiteraryAdam Silvera, Angie Thomas, Authors, Becky Abertalli, Book Signings, books, California, Comic, Creators, Festival, Film, Food Trucks, Giveaway, Hafsah Faizal, Kacen Callender, Lamda Winner, Marie Lu, Middle Grade, New York TImes Best Sellers, Opportunity, Panels, Photos, Ransom Riggs, Rock 'n' Roll, Santa Monica, Stephanie Garber, Stonewall Winner, Tahereh Mafi, TV, Victoria Aveyard, Video Game, Writers, Yallwest, Young Adultpdpabst

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If you are in the Santa Monica, California area on April 24-25, 2020 and you love books, you might want to attend the Yallwest Book Festivalwhere more than 100 authors are participating in book signings, panels, giveaways. There will be food trucks, rock ‘n’ roll, and photo ops too. Plus notable TV, film, video game, and comic creators will be in attendance.

Some of the fantastic author lineup includes:

Stephanie Garber (New York Times Bestselling Author of CARAVAL, also optioned for film)
Becky Abertalli (New York Times Bestselling author of SIMON VS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA, also a motion picture)
Victoria Aveyard (New York Times Bestselling author of RED QUEEN)
Ransom Riggs (New York Times Bestselling author of MISS PERIGRINE’S PECULIAR CHILDREN, also a motion picture)
Kacen Callender (Stonewall and Lamda award winner author of HURRICAN CHILD)
Hafsah Faizal (New York Times Bestselling author of WE HUNT THE FLAME)
Marie Lu (New York Times Bestselling author of LEGEND)
Tahereh Mafi (New York Times Bestselling author of SHATTER ME)
Adam Silvera (New York Times Bestselling author of MORE HAPPY THAN NOT)
Angie Thomas (New York Times Bestselling author of THE HATE U GIVE, also a motion picture)
And sooooo many more!

To check out more authors attending, go here. Have fun!

P.D Pabst
Blogger and author of MG/YA fiction.

Ireland Writer Tours

March 7, 2020Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult, Ancient, Authors, Award Winning Author, books, Castle, Conference, Creepy, Critiques, Donna Russo Morin, Editing, Editors, Edits, Eerie, Enchantment, Feedback, Fiction, Folklore, Forensic Specialist, Forest, Ghosts, Inspiration, Instructor, Ireland, Ireland Writer Tours, Jennifer Dornbush, Jill Marr, Lake, Literary Getaway, Manuscripts, Marsal Lyon LIterary, Middle Grade, Mysterious, Myths, Non-Fiction, Passports, Patricia Nelson, Sandra Dijkstra & Associates, Screenwriter, Spark, Tours, Writer's Digest, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

The Emerald Forest

Oh my gosh in chocolate heaven! There is an Ireland Writer Tours not just once this year but several times! How can someone choose which one to attend?

June 28-July 5, 2020

The tour will be hosted by author, screenwriter, and forensic specialist JENNIFER DORNBUSH and literary agent from Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency JILL MARR.

July 12-19, 2020

This tour will be hosted by multi-published & award-winning author & Writers’ Digest instructor Donna Russo Morin and agent & editor with Marsal, Lyon Literary Patricia Nelson

The tours are mini-writers’ conferences that help get your manuscript ready for publication. With dinner in a haunted castle and visits to a mysterious lake, ancient forest and a cave with eerie true stories, the tour is filled with enchantment and enough creepy to spark your writing juices. Combine this with professional critiques and editing advise and you’ve got one helluva trip! And don’t forget you can write this off at tax time since it’s a learning event.

Get your passports ready! And happy day writing.

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

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